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Every Filmmaking Form You'll Ever Need in 99 Free Templates

4 years ago by Adrijana Lazarevic

Adrijana Lazarevic

Download the 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse' Screenplay

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

13 Film Lighting Techniques Every Filmmaker Should Know

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Makes a Film Great? Here Are 6 Elements to Watch For

4 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

What are the 50+ Best Short Films of All Time on YouTube?

11 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Short Films

short filmmaking

Short of the Week

best short films of all time

youtube

Jason Hellerman

How a Film Color Palette Can Make You a Better Filmmaker [W/ Infographics]

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Understanding Film Theory: An Essential Guide

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Explain The Meaning of 'Us' the Movie: Jordan Peele's Nightmare

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

You Shouldn't See 'Joker' This Weekend (Opinion)

8 months ago by Phil Pirrello

Phil Pirrello

Types of Film Lights (and How to Use Them)

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Here's What Cast and Crew Really Earn on a $200 Million Blockbuster Budget

4 years ago by Emily Buder

budget

big-budget

hollywood

Emily Buder

50+ Camera Angles, Shots, and Movements: A Complete Guide

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

The Psychology of Color in Film (with examples)

4 years ago by Jon Fusco

color

Video Essay

colortheory

Jon Fusco

That One Astonishing Scene in 'The Irishman' Explained

6 months ago by George Edelman

George Edelman

Quentin Tarantino's Best Screenwriting Advice

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

4 Ways to Get Your Film Accepted into Film Festivals

3 years ago by Zach Daulton

tips

short film

Zach Daulton

6 Dirty Secrets: How to Make Money as a Filmmaker

3 years ago by Emily Buder

Emily Buder

Film Crew Positions And Why All Jobs on a Movie Set Matter

1 year ago by George Edelman

George Edelman

Scorsese and Tarantino's Chat Is the Best Thing You'll See Today

8 months ago by Jason Hellerman

Martin Scorsese

Quentin Tarantino

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

The Irishman

Jason Hellerman

We Shot Our Film with a $600 Camera, 3 Lights, and No Budget (and Still Got Distribution)

1 month ago by Zander Weaver

Zander Weaver

The Most Terrifying Horror Shorts You Can Watch Online Right Now

4 years ago by Emily Buder

Emily Buder

Everything you Need to Know About the Kuleshov Effect

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

'Knives Out' Pulled Off a Really Cool Shot That No One Noticed

6 months ago by Phil Pirrello

Knives Out

Rian Johnson

cameras

Phil Pirrello

This Cheat Sheet Contains All the Walkie-Talkie Lingo You Should Know on Set

2 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Shooting on Super 8mm

5 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

8 Things Every New Filmmaker Should Learn Before Making Their First Film

3 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

What Does the 'Inception' Ending Mean?

2 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Here Are 10 Directing Tips from David Fincher to Inspire You

1 year ago by Jo Light

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

the game

Jo Light

Wide Shots: How The Best Directors Shoot Wide Angles

1 year ago by Jason Hellerman

cinematography

wide angle

wide shot

Creative uses of camera angles

Jason Hellerman

4 Tips for Learning the Intricacies (and Complexities) of Color Grading

2 years ago by Lauretta Prevost

Lauretta Prevost

Pages

121

Why I Regret Shooting in RAW

5 years ago by Sophie W.

Black Magic Cinema Camera

ProRes VS RAW

raw

ProRes

Microbudget Feature Filmmaking

Sophie W.

Filmmaker/Performer

408

176

Film vs. Digital

5 years ago by Stephen Crawford

Stephen Crawford 313

I got my first gig making a wedding video in a week and I'm lost.

4 years ago by Lorenzo Ducai

Lorenzo Ducai

Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Wedding Photographer

327

Help me spend 30-40 grand

5 years ago by Brian Anthony

Brian Anthony

Student

323

Your top 5 favorite movies.

5 years ago by Tommy Plesky

Tommy Plesky

Director / D.P / Editor

1954

Can we all stop pretending we are so passionate about film making?

4 years ago by Nick Rowland

Nick Rowland

Street Bum

701

Short courses, to support your self learning, as an alternative to Film degree!

6 years ago by Richard Duriez

Richard Duriez

Course Manager

Lawrence Kasdan & J.J. Abrams: Screenwriting ‘The Force Awakens’

4 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Star Wars

Star Wars the force awakens

guerrilla film school

DVX100a

Final Cut Pro

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

703

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

703

FilmRiot and DSLR Guide are a disgrace? Why hate CinematographyDatabase? (Rant)

4 years ago by Mark Miller

Mark Miller

Director

208

How I went from a Canon Rebel T1i to directing a $1M project

6 years ago by Logan Bean

Logan Bean

Video Director / Colorist / Entrepreneur

676

Would you please guys walk me through my very first production.

6 years ago by Jerome Miller

Jerome Miller 490

Fancy or Affortable? Help A Beginner Out!

6 years ago by Jessica Lee

Jessica Lee

Wanna Be Scorsese

123

Indie Film Marketing 101: Design A Website For Your Film

5 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

703

Why Nofilmschool Is No Longer a Film Blog Superpower

6 years ago by Gordon Robert

Gordon Robert

Blog Reader Posing as an Important Filmmaker

209

[FILMSUMO.com] New Boards & Classifieds site for NFS users

4 years ago by Jordan Mederich

Jordan Mederich

Documentarian / Filmmaker

1000

File Transfer

5 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

485

Editing a mini documentary and need your help with the story arc!

5 years ago by Yash Mori

Yash Mori

Director / DP / FIlmmaker

Editing laptops for a film student

5 years ago by Jason Ni-Bo

budget

Adobe Premiere

software requirements

laptops

windows

Short Films

Jason Ni-Bo

Film student

101

May I get your opinions on this Cinema Camera Deal?

4 years ago by Jackson Flowers

Jackson Flowers

Director of Photography/ Director/ Actor

263

Film on 60 fps, then convert to 24fps in Post? or film directly on 24fps?

6 years ago by Tommy Plesky

Tommy Plesky

Director / D.P / Editor

1954

I just finished my first short and its terrible, now what?

5 years ago by Joel Morillo

Joel Morillo

Motion graphics artist

Film making Full time

6 years ago by Luis Garcia

Luis Garcia

Director/Editor

523

Favorite War Movie?

5 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

485

Highly discouraged but still looking for a camera, which one should I look into?

4 years ago by Jackson Flowers

Jackson Flowers

Director of Photography/ Director/ Actor

263

Help me educate myself into a career in documentary film.

5 years ago by jason macintyre

jason macintyre

Student

319

My Journey to My Ridiculously Ambitious Short Film (So Far)

5 years ago by Patrick Maclan

Patrick Maclan

Director | Cinematographer | Editor

186

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

703

Akira Kurosawa – Composing Movement For Film

5 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

703

Best DVD Commentaries

5 years ago by Daniel Blumensev

Daniel Blumensev

Director / DP / Editor

129